External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14089	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13171	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12684	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12711
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12604	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12811	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12586	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13331
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13297	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13362	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13377	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13108
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13156	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13128	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12808	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12608
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14656	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14413	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14658	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14555
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13441	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13246	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13087	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13162
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12914	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13163

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease